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For the 2005 assessment, NAEP instrument developers chose to use all blocks administered in the previous assessment (2000), totaling 14 at each grade. No new blocks were created. Three blocks at grade 4, three blocks at grade 8, and four blocks at grade 12 were released and are available to the public via the NAEP Questions Tool.
The tables below display the NAEP 2005 science assessment student booklet configurations for grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12.
Booklet Number | General directions | General directions | Cognitive block 1 | Cognitive block 2 | Background question directions | General student background questions | Subject-specific background questions | Hands-on instructions | Hands-on blocks |
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† Not applicable. NOTE: Although similar block numbers exist at different grades (e.g., Block S7 appears at grades 4 and 8), the items that compose each block are different. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Science Assessment. |
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S201A | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S5 | B1S10 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S3 |
S202 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S10 | B1S11 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S203B | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S11 | B1S12 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S4 |
S204 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S12 | B12S13a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S205C | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13a | B12S14a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W12S6A |
S206 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14a | B1S15 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S207A | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S15 | B1S5 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S3 |
S208 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S5 | B1S12 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S209B | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S10 | B1S12 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S4 |
S210 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S11 | B12S13a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S211C | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S12 | B12S14a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W12S6A |
S212 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13a | B1S15 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S213A | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S5 | B12S14a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S3 |
S214 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S15 | B1S10 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S215B | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S7 | B1S5 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S4 |
S216 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S10 | B1S7 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S217C | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S7 | B1S11 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W12S6A |
S218 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S12 | B1S7 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S219A | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S7 | B12S13a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S3 |
S220 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14a | B1S7 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S221B | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S7 | B1S15 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S4 |
S222 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S5 | B1S8 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S223C | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S8 | B1S10 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W12S6A |
S224 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S11 | B1S8 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S225A | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S8 | B1S12 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S3 |
S226 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13a | B1S8 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S227B | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S8 | B12S14a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S4 |
S228 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S15 | B1S8 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S229C | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9a | B1S5 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W12S6A |
S230 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S10 | B12S9a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S231A | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9a | B1S11 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S3 |
S232 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S12 | B12S9a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S233B | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9a | B12S13a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S4 |
S234 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14a | B12S9a | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S235C | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9a | B1S15 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W12S6A |
S236 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13a | B1S10 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S237A | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14a | B1S11 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S3 |
S238 | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S11 | B1S7 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | † | † |
S239B | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S8 | B1S5 | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W1S4 |
S240C | B123GD | B123CDS | B1S15 | B12S9A | Y1BD | A1D1 | B1SB1A | W1SD-HOT | W12S6A |
S921-BL | B123GD-BL | B123CDS-BL | B1S10-BL | B1S11-BL | Y1BD-BL | A1D1-BL | B1SB1A-BL | ||
(S922-BL) | |||||||||
S931A-BL | B123GD-BL | B123CDS-BL | B1S7-BL | B12S13a-BL | Y1BD-BL | A1D1-BL | B1SB1A-BL | W1SD-HOT-BL | W1S3-BL |
Booklet Number | General directions | General directions | Cognitive block 1 | Cognitive block 2 | Background question directions | General student background questions | Subject-specific background questions | Hands-on instructions | Hands-on blocks |
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† Not applicable. NOTE: Although similar block numbers exist at different grades (e.g., Block S7 appears at grades 4 and 8), the items that compose each block are different. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Science Assessment. |
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S201D | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S4 | B2S10 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S202 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S10 | B23S11b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S203E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11b | B23S12b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S204 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12b | B12S13b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S205C | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13b | B12S14b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S206 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14b | B2S15 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S207D | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S15 | B2S16 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S208 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S16 | B2S17 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S209E | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S17 | B2S18 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S210 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S18 | B2S4 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S211C | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S4 | B23S11b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S212 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S10 | B23S12b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S213D | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11b | B12S13b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S214 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12b | B12S14b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S215E | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13b | B2S15 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S216 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14b | B2S16 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S217C | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S15 | B2S17 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S218 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S16 | B2S18 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S219D | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S17 | B2S4 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S220 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S18 | B2S10 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S221E | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S7 | B2S4 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S222C | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S10 | B2S7 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S223 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S7 | B23S11b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S224D | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12b | B2S7 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S225 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S7 | B12S13b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S226E | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14b | B2S7 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S227 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S7 | B2S15 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S228C | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S16 | B2S7 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S229 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S7 | B2S17 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S230D | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S18 | B2S7 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S231 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S4 | B23S8b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S232E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8b | B2S10 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S233 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11b | B23S8b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S234C | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8b | B23S12b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S235 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13b | B23S8b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S236D | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8b | B12S14b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S237 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S15 | B23S8b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S238E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8b | B2S16 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S239 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S17 | B23S8b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S240C | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8b | B2S18 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S241 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9b | B2S4 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S242D | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S10 | B12S9b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S243 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9b | B23S11b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S244E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12b | B12S9b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S245 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9b | B12S13b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S246C | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S14b | B12S9b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S247 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9b | B2S16 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S248D | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S15 | B12S9b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W2S3 |
S249 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9b | B2S17 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S250E | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S18 | B12S9b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S251 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S7 | B2S10 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S252 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S4 | B2S7 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S253 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8b | B2S15 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S254 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S16 | B23S8b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S255 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S9b | B23S12b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S256C | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11b | B12S9b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | W23SD-HOT | W12S6B |
S257 | B123GD | B123CDS | B2S17 | B12S14b | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S258 | B123GD | B123CDS | B12S13b | B2S18 | Y23BD | A2D1 | B2SB1B | † | † |
S921-BL | B123GD-BL | B123CDS-BL | B2S10-BL | B23S11b-BL | Y23BD-BL | A2D1-BL | B2SB1B-BL | ||
(S922-BL) | |||||||||
S931C-BL | B123GD-BL | B123CDS-BL | B23S8b-BL | B23S12b-BL | Y23BD-BL | A2D1-BL | B2SB1B-BL | W23SD-HOT-BL | W12S6B-BL |
Booklet Number | General directions | General directions | Cognitive block 1 | Cognitive block 2 | Background question directions | General student background questions | Subject-specific background questions | Hands-on instructions | Hands-on blocks |
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† Not applicable. NOTE: Although similar block numbers exist at different grades (e.g., Block S7 appears at grades 4 and 8), the items that compose each block are different. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Science Assessment. |
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S201F | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S4 | B3S10 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S202 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S10 | B23S11c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S203E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11c | B23S12c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S204 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12c | B3S13 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S205G | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S13 | B3S14 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S206 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S14 | B3S15 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S207F | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S15 | B3S16 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S208 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S16 | B3S17 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S209E | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S17 | B3S18 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S210 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S18 | B3S4 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S211G | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S4 | B23S11c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S212 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S10 | B23S12c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S213F | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11c | B3S13 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S214 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12c | B3S14 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S215E | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S13 | B3S15 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S216 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S14 | B3S16 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S217G | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S15 | B3S17 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S218 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S16 | B3S18 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | |
S219F | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S17 | B3S4 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S220 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S18 | B3S10 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S221E | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S7 | B3S4 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S222G | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S10 | B3S7 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S223 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S7 | B23S11c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S224F | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12c | B3S7 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S225 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S7 | B3S13 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S226E | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S14 | B3S7 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S227 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S7 | B3S15 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S228G | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S16 | B3S7 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S229 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S7 | B3S17 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S230F | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S18 | B3S7 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S231 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S4 | B23S8c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S232E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8c | B3S10 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S233 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11c | B23S8c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S234G | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8c | B23S12c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S235 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S13 | B23S8c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S236F | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8c | B3S14 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S237 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S15 | B23S8c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S238E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8c | B3S16 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S239 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S17 | B23S8c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S240G | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8c | B3S18 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S241 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S9 | B3S4 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S242F | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S10 | B3S9 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S243 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S9 | B23S11c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S244E | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S12c | B3S9 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S245 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S9 | B3S13 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S246G | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S14 | B3S9 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S247 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S9 | B3S16 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S248F | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S15 | B3S9 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S3 |
S249 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S9 | B3S17 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S250E | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S18 | B3S9 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W23S5 |
S251 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S7 | B3S10 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S252 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S4 | B3S7 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S253 | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S8c | B3S15 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S254 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S16 | B23S8c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S255 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S9 | B23S12c | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S256G | B123GD | B123CDS | B23S11c | B3S9 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | W23SD-HOT | W3S6 |
S257 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S17 | B3S14 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |
S258 | B123GD | B123CDS | B3S13 | B3S18 | Y23BD | A3D1 | B3SB1C | † | † |